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People are beginning to disappear from Soho, leaving a
frustrated cop to investigate. When he’s prevented by his superiors from
continuing, he winds up having to work with a homeless man in order to attempt
to get to the bottom of things. Meanwhile, a photojournalist gets a look at
what might be at the heart of the trouble and is too disconnected to know it.

I’ve had this movie on my list for a long time. For most of
that time, I was actively hoping not to roll it. Quite frankly, the description
seemed ridiculous to me. My attitude completely changed when I found out this
was a cult movie. Any time I see a movie with that label, I feel a need to know
why.

It started out slow, and stayed that way for almost the
entire first half of the movie. For over a half hour I was bored and wondering
why there was such a hype made about it. When the story finally picked up I
understood the cult label, but that doesn’t mean I think it was all that great.
I am certainly not a member of the cult’s following.

“C.H.U.D.” had its amusing moments, but I found myself (more
than once) wondering how a certain character knew something or why the
storyline seemed to jump forward a step. I understand it was made in the early
80’s, but I’m not complaining about the effects or costumes. In fact, there
were some wounds in the movie that I thought looked fantastic, even by 2013
standards. Those aspects were definitely not the problem. The issue was with
continuity errors and a weak script.

The mix of horror and comedy was good, though, and I can
understand the people who have a view opposing mine. I get why people like it. I
just don’t.

Joel is a failed screenwriter. To support himself while
writing, he works as a professor on the subject. Lacking inspiration, he begins
to seek the option of distancing himself from things that might be holding him
back. In the process, a slasher storyline falls right at his feet.

Any movie that has Matthew Lillard in a starring role makes
me happy. I think he’s an amazing actor and should be used in leading roles
more often. I feel like he could play a part written by a dog and still catch
my interest. I wasn’t all that impressed with Unger, but the rest of the actors
played their roles pretty well.

The movie followed the recipe of being ironically cliché. Much
like “Scream,” “Messages Deleted” points out the various clichés used in
horror/thriller movies and then tries to bring them into the real world. Ultimately
the film claims that these are the clichés we know for a reason: because it
most closely resembles real life. It is suggested that, because authors “write
what they know,” recipes are developed from true stories being translated into
fiction. It’s an interesting perspective. To be honest, the perspective is more
interesting than the product.

Even when I take into account the general predictability of
the story and the achingly familiar copy & paste plot, I still wind up
really enjoying “Messages Deleted.” The irony of what it was doing made me feel
more like a student in Joel Brandt’s class, than an audience member. It’s that
ability to make me part of the story that really captures my attention.

A woman obsessed with Chucky goes to great lengths in order
to bring him back to life. Of course, Chucky’s not always the most reasonable
of sentient dolls and she winds up trapped in the same predicament he is. As
dolls, they trick one of her neighbors into delivering them to New Jersey.

I think this is my favorite of the series so far. I have to
be honest, though, I’ve only just seen the first three installments of “Child’s
Play,” this month. There are a lot of ‘classic’ and ‘cult’ movies that I didn’t
see when I was younger and I’ve been trying to catch up. So far, I’ve found
that I like each sequel of “Child’s Play” better than the movie the before it. “Bride
of Chucky” is no exception.

This movie has a bit more comedic value to it. I’ve
mentioned in past reviews that what I think makes a cult movie popular is the
balance between comedy and whatever the main genre is. The “Child’s Play”
series is a gold mine for that kind of balance. A doll killing people is just
the right mix of creepy and hilarious. Add to that a wife-like character that
does basically the same stuff and what you get is a decent cult horror flick.

I feel like the kills made more sense in this film, got less
repetitive, the picture was also kind of advanced for a 90’s movie. I would
have placed it at 2001 the earliest if I hadn’t researched it.

One of the things I wondered about when it was over, though,
dealt with an actress in the film. I want to know how Katherine Heigl was in a
horror movie and still managed to play almost the same exact character that’s
in all the rest of her films. It was kind of weird, actually.